Apply the custom background (click the thumbnail or link below to download).

Bench SuperPi Mod 1.5 (available here) 1M and/or 32M, taking a screenshot of the completed SuperPi run and two instances of CPUz (which you can get here) – one with the CPU tab and the other with the Memory tab. Here’s an example of a proper screenshot:

Example Screenshot with Required Info

Log on to HWBot and click “Submit Score” (it’s on the left).

Submit Score

Select this competition at the bottom.

Select This Competition

Enter all the requested information and upload your screenshot.

Enter Your Info & Upload Your Screenshot

Scroll down a bit, upload the photo of your system (THIS IS REQUIRED!) and tick the box saying you have read the rules (read them!) and click “Submit Benchmark Result”.

Upload Photo & Submit

That’s it, after doing that, you will have entered the competition!! Check in on HWBot as the copmpetition goes to see how you’re faring. We’ll try and post some updates right here too.

Remember, the competition is open to ANY member of our forums. There is a class for every system and it’s ambient cooling only, so don’t let your specs hold you back! Below is the competition background.

Hrm...I was under the impression it would open right now. If it's not open by the time I get to work tomorrow, we'll follow up. I'm sure it has to do with time zones and there was just an error somewhere. The background is out though, so you're good to bench. Just submit it whenever they open it up. Sorry for the inconvenience!
(I was fixing the stuff above when you were typing. Couldn't fix it before the post was made. ;) )

It's open guys....get your scores in! This comp has cooling restrictions, so you guys don't have to worry about me swooping in with my liquid nitrogen at tearing you up....this is all about you! :thup:

FYI, the points at HWBot appear to be incorrect, so don't pay attention to those yet. Will update when I know more. It may be they cannot score it like we need, which would be fine, I'll just post occasional updates. Will let you know what we find out!

EDIT: Nevermind, I got it...
EDIT2: Stage 1&2 are LGA1156 only (I thought 1156/1366 were together), 3&4 are LGA775, 5&6 are AMD, and 7&8 are any CPU?
EDIT3: I get the error message below every time I try to submit...

Oddly enough it's telling me that LGA 1156 isn't eligible for Stage 1/2. Only 1366.
And... Yup. Says so in the rules on the submission page, too. Weird, considering three other submissions for stage are i5s and an 860 (which is what I have, too).
I must be doing something wrong, darnit.

Damn...Can't use my Dual Xeon E5540's.....Says can't use my 870 either....Oh well guess I'll have to go buy 930....Just have to explain it to the wife...I can hear me explaining now "but baby I NEED it for the OC contest"...No fair....lol